Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
4-1-1950
Document Type
Article
Keywords
deaconess, women, diaconate, ministry, monasticism, (4); ascetic, gaul, olympias, phoebe, widows, celibacy, chrysostom, constantinople
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
The early Apostolic Church set its seal of approval upon the ministering function of women, for in the records of the second century we find that women were solemnly ordained to a diaconate. While the appointment to the female diaconate excluded from the functions of public teaching and worship, it was considered co-equal with the male diaconate regarding the exercise of active charity.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Romans 16:1-2;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Buchheimer, L. B.
(1950)
"Highlights in the History of the Female Diaconate,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 27.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/27
